pittpa
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I think this is approved for the WV portion of the trail.
Had a Bit of an Unintended Adventure on Today's Hike
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It's in Western Maryland just across the state line from West Virginia.
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As stupid as it sounds, while I was deployed with the Army we spent time in the desert and found you can get confused easily!! We followed the tire tracks to get to a camp off of the main road, a day later there are tracks everywhere!! It turned out a tank battalion took a "short cut" and messed up our trail. It is hilarious trying to figure out which ruts in the sand to follow. We finally got out the GPS and figured it out.
In Kuwait we had giant military camps surrounded by huge sand mounds. The incomer briefing was very clear. "Look around, we are on FLAT ground for miles. If you start walking up a hill you are LEAVING CAMP"!! This was also helpful because of the huge sand storms which dropped visibility to zero.
In Kuwait we had giant military camps surrounded by huge sand mounds. The incomer briefing was very clear. "Look around, we are on FLAT ground for miles. If you start walking up a hill you are LEAVING CAMP"!! This was also helpful because of the huge sand storms which dropped visibility to zero.
pittpa
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I love WV. My GF and I have toured a bit there-Morgantown, Cass Railroad, Snowshoe, Elkins (we got a suite with a hot tub that took up a whole room), found some rare virgin forest near there. Always drove through on the way to Myrtle Beach. Never got a ticket in Summersville, because I observed the speed limit. Appears a lot of people unable to do that through there.
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That's why we moved out here.
We usta live near DC in Alexandria VA. My wife worked across the street from the Pentagon and after 911, we figured we'd had enough of this area, packed up and headed for the mountains of West Virginia.
Best move we ever made.
Weren't doing pokemon go, were you?
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the ringo kid
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Id rather eat chinese radioactive waste made wet dog food, before I try eating a mcdonalds burger and fries.
kwselke
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You need to look into getting an inexpensive smartphone. My old one had magnetic sensors and a compass app. My current phone has a couple of mapping applications which use the phone's GPS even without a data or cell signal. Two days ago I had lunch at Jack In The Box and a lady had run out of gas and needed the address to give the auto club. Nobody in the place knew the address. I walked outside to get a GPS fix and told the lady my phone thinks we're at 2801 Hillcroft.
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pittpa
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tell us how you really feel,
and how you established the difference there.
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Actually, I'm looking into getting a refurbished GPS watch.
kwselke
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The watch will not be a camera, flashlight, calculator, voice recorder, book reader, music player, internet access device, and phone among other things too. There are some good Android phones out for under $100.
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Definitely something to consider.
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Smart phone is not so smart in WVA mountains .Just took a trip thru to see cousins no service 90% of the trip
Smart phone is not so smart in WVA mountains .Just took a trip thru to see cousins no service 90% of the trip
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Is cell service required for gps?
You never said but are you a member of the Fugawi tribe.
Thanks for the hot coffee that just shot out my nose.
kwselke
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Not on my LG phone.
